Archives of Biological Sciences (Jan 2014)

Chthonius (Globochthonius) daorsoni n.sp. (Chthoniidae, Pseudoscorpiones): A new cave false scorpion from Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Ćurčić B.P.M.,
  • Rađa T.,
  • Rađa Biljana,
  • Dimitrijević R.N.,
  • Ćurčić S.B.,
  • Ćurčić Nina B.,
  • Ilić B.S.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS1402901C
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 66, no. 2
pp. 901 – 906

Abstract

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A new endemic pseudoscorpion species from the Jama Pit nr. Daorson, Stolac, Southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, is presented, thoroughly described and illustrated. It is named Chthonius (Globochthonius) daorsoni n. sp. Its main morphometric characters and important diagnostic features are analyzed and compared to those of its phenetically and phylogenetically closest congeners.

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